commensurable
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Difficulties have resulted from the fact that these three periods are not commensurable; that’s a fancy way of saying that one does not divide evenly into any of the others.
From Textbooks • Oct. 13, 2016
The analogous is not always the same as the commensurable.
From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2011
The possible gain is, I think, in no way commensurable with the probable risks of panic and disorder.
From The Invasion by Le Queux, William
The new coins are commensurable with, and in a finite ratio to, the old ones.
From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by Smith, David Eugene
Consequently π2 cannot be commensurable: that is, π is an incommensurable quantity, and so also is π2.
From A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II by Smith, David Eugene
